Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Pattern Breast Eagle for NCOs, Flat Wire Variant Province of China the interior retaining a mostly

the interior retaining a mostly intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label bearing a maker’s code of “A4/243” and a secondary code of “320532”

trimmed along both edges with machine-embroidered silver-grey threading

for an additional four years

worn with a BHURTPOOR clasp

arriving in England shortly thereafter

Germany, Luftwaffe. A First Pattern Breast Eagle for NCOs, Flat Wire Variant Province of China the interior retaining a mostly(Luftwaffe Brustadler fr Unteroffiziere 1. Form). Constructed of dark grey wool, the obverse bearing a layer of grey rayon threading, in turn overlaid by a machine embroidered silver aluminum wire drop tail style Luftwaffe eagle clutching a mobile swastika, unmarked, measuring 95 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), a scarce early NCO variant in uniform removed and extremely fine condition.